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Bob Paquette, director of News and Information Programming for WFCR-FM, , was awarded a first-place prize by the Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) for his 2003 interview with a mob enforcer for James "Whitey" Bulger. The prize was awarded during PRNDI''s July 31 awards banquet in Washington, D.C.

The hours are set aside for residents of Amherst and Granby to talk with the representative about ideas or concerns regarding state government programs or legislative matters. No appointments are needed.

Story can be reached locally at 256-6300 or in Boston at (617) 722-2692. Letters can be sent to Room 167, State House, Boston MA 02133. Her e-mail address is Rep.EllenStory@hou.state.ma.us.

AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts Amherst ranks among the nation’s top 50 public national universities, according to the 2005 edition of America’s Best Colleges, released this week by U.S. News & World Report.

AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts Amherst has initiated steps to comply with an arbitrator’s decision, eliminating a $65 fee for international students who are members of the Graduate Employee Organization (GEO).

Alumnus Thomas C. Krajeski this week assumed his new duties as the U.S. ambassador to Yemen. He presented his credentials to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh at an Aug. 15 ceremony in the capital of Sana’a.